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Amateur Traveler Podcast

The award-winning travel podcast “Amateur Traveler” talks about a different destination every week. Why should you go there and what should you do.

The Amateur Traveler started in 2005 and comes out pretty much every Saturday morning California time, so we have covered a lot of destinations. Each episode of Amateur Traveler focuses on a different travel destination. As a rule, we focus a one-week itinerary. What should you see? What should you do? What should you eat?

A typical episode is an interview of someone who has visited a destination, lives at a destination, or wrote the book on it.

If you think you have what it would take to be on the Amateur Traveler, then listen to an episode first and then checkout our guide to pitch an episode.

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Each episode includes pictures and links that illustrate the episode. These photos can be seen in any podcast player that supports “mp3 chapters”. These chapters can be found in episodes newer than 30 days old or in the archive for Patrons of the show.



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Trips from Manila, Philippines – Episode 920
Trips from Manila, Philippines – Episode 920
Travel to Mallorca, Spain – Episode 919
Travel to Mallorca, Spain – Episode 919
Travel to Savannah, Georgia – Episode 918
Travel to Savannah, Georgia – Episode 918
Travel to Door County, Wisconsin – Episode 917
Travel to Door County, Wisconsin – Episode 917
Travel to the West Indies – Episode 916
Travel to the West Indies – Episode 916
Travel to the Laikipia Region of Kenya – Episode 915
Travel to the Laikipia Region of Kenya – Episode 915
Travel to Normandy, France – Episode 914
Travel to Normandy, France – Episode 914
Driving Germany’s Romantic Road – Episode 913
Driving Germany’s Romantic Road – Episode 913
Living Abroad – More Travel Episode 2
Living Abroad – More Travel Episode 2
Travel to Georgia – Episode 912
Travel to Georgia – Episode 912
Travel to Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas – Episode 911
Travel to Lubbock and Amarillo, Texas – Episode 911
Solo Travel with Beth Santos – More Travel Episode 1
Solo Travel with Beth Santos – More Travel Episode 1
Travel to Romania (and Northern Hungary) – Episode 910
Travel to Romania (and Northern Hungary) – Episode 910
Travel to Northeastern Florida – Jacksonville, Amelia Island and St Augustine – Episode 909
Travel to Northeastern Florida – Jacksonville, Amelia Island and St Augustine – Episode 909
Road Trip in Northern Norway – Episode 908
Road Trip in Northern Norway – Episode 908